Holiday
Cheating and using words yet again. I should just call this “picture with a bunch of words wednesday!”. Anywho, I bought these candy maker treat thingy’s from Michael’s a couple weeks ago and the boys helped me make treats for all their teachers before they went on winter break. Love these! We paid around $7.50 for a kit that made 5 treats. It came with everything, the candy, the bags, the tags and the cookie cutters. What a great idea! You can do this on your own without the kit as well. I think I’ll have to make some for...
Kids love tablets. iPads, kindles, and more. These devices are expensive and delicate. It’s hard to let kids play with them when you’ve shelled out so much cash for one screen. VTech has the solution, the Innotab. $80 for a tablet for kids is a lot easier to swallow than the $300+ other, more grown up tablets cost. Plus, the Innotab is designed with kids and learning in mind. With built in ereader, games and more, kids have everything they need in one place....
I have 3 boys so it’s no surprise we have a ton of video games. We have Nintendo DS’s (plural), Wii’s (plural), iPods, PS3, iPad, you get the jist… So whenever I have the chance to review something even minutely connected to the gaming world, the boys freak the freak out. This time, I wasn’t prepared for just how much my seven year-old was going to get hooked....
The Yo-Yo, Slinky, Rubik’s Cube. Toys so simple, yet are fun for hours. They are classics, staples in nearly every home with children. Well now, this holiday season there is a new “classic” toy. FyrFlyz. This simple toy is basically lights on string, basic concept, but when you pick one up, you can’t put it down....
Do you make the same kinds every year? Add new ones to the mix? Making special ones like Gluten Free or using splenda vs. sugar? Let’s talk cookies! My husband is a big advocate of making an insane amount of cookies this time of year. I’ve been busy with other things and haven’t had a chance to do too much damage, but that’s about to change! On tap for tonight, we are making the following cookies: Sugar Cookies (probably in star wars shapes, ’cause that’s how we roll around here!) Oatmeal Scotchies – I’ll post the recipe shortly! Peanut Butter...
If you are like me, you are probably saying about now “Crapola! I forgot all about the Teacher Gifts!!!” This year, I feel ahead of the game. I have some tried and true gifts and some great great last minute ones anyone can put together. Check them out, but be sure to check with your school on any monetary caps they have set. – Gift Cards. We all know teachers get paid next to nothing, so why not get them a Visa gift card or Target card to help ease their budget this year?! – Truffles. You don’t have to...
This holiday season I’m trying to do more donations, charity work and raising awareness for some much needed charities. My previous post talked about the Tennyson Center and now GiveBack.org can help me raise money for them and other charities, just by shopping! With GiveBack.org you can shop online and up to 15% of your purchases will go directly into your foundation account. You can choose from over 400 retail partners including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Toys R Us, GAP, The Children’s Place and many more! You can also do a direct donation to various charities through your own personal foundation...
Cepia, LLC started the Random Acts of Zhu last year to be able to bring a smile on kids faces that might not get to play with these cute and fuzzy toys otherwise. As part of the program this year, they got a bunch of bloggers together to decide where the hamsters were going. We at ColoradoMoms.com were chosen to help and given 100+ zhu zhu pets to the charity of our choice. Knitschmidt said to me “Tennyson Center. Hands down, donate to them!”. Her husband has worked with them in the past and they are big supporters of the...
